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Who are we? Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km of pipes, keeping taps flowing and toilets flushing. At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to life, so our business is always open – and this matters even more through a pandemic. We’re proud of the positive ways of working we’ve adopted during the pandemic, creating a more flexible and dynamic environment so all our colleagues can thrive. We’re moving to a hybrid approach with various options across working from home, office, and our sites for our office-based roles. We’ll cover this during the assessment process. The Process Technician's role is to ensure sewage is treated effectively and efficiently, protecting our river and our local environment in the Esher area. You will gain experience in sewage treatment processes, monitoring these streams daily to ensure they produce excellent quality river water and generate renewable energy. This role will involve monitoring, data analysis, sampling, fault-finding, and basic proactive & reactive maintenance activities. What makes this role unique? Our technicians are a vital component of what we do in our business. Each day can present unique challenges whether it’s reacting fast to a plant failure, identifying and stopping slow-burning negative trends, diagnosing faults within the process, or proactively making changes to improve the way that we work. You will be part of a skilled & enthusiastic team, who rely on working together and utilizing each other’s skillsets to get the job done correctly and safely. You will gain experience in a wide range of plants and equipment from screening units to pumping stations and learn techniques, both old and innovative, for treating sewage. What will this role involve? This process technician role will involve but not be limited to: * Sampling and monitoring both the sewage and the sludge treatment process * Recording and analyzing data to identify positive and negative process trends * Reacting to equipment failure and diagnosing faults * Carrying out planned maintenance activities on plant and equipment * Assisting maintenance technicians with repairing and replacing plant * Completing planned jobs that are associated with the health and safety of employees working on site * Attending health and safety training and process-related technical courses * Engaging in ‘huddles’ and team meetings, suggesting improvements to safe working practices and general process efficiency What skills are we looking for? Process background in an industrial or similar setting is ideal but not essential Due to the nature of the role a valid UK driving license is essential/ Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with a length of service and a wider benefits scheme Thames Water is a dynamic, rewarding , and diverse place to work, with opportunities around every corner. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy a fulfilling career, flexible working arrangements , and great benefits. We’re also proud to be an equal opportunity employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident Leader and we’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women. Find out more about working at Thames Water. We deliver life's essential service so our customers, communities, and the environment can thrive. This means, that when a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of your role, you’ll be asked to help out our Instant Support Team to help our customers in their hour of need. This is incredibly rewarding, and you’ll be given full training – it’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues. Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is so we can manage all the applications properly and give candidates a positive experience. Once closed, we can’t consider any further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.